Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-13
EAST ROCK PARK.

The Ground Surveyed for the New
 Rock Lane BrIdge-A Three Arch
 Structure Selected by the Committee
 The Park Beautiful i'm Hts Autum-
 nal Dress-What an Officer Observes
 at the Ease of tho Monument.
 City Engineer Hill and his assistants yes- terday laid out the ground for the new bridge connecting Rock Lane and Farnam drive.
 The board of public works first chose single span bridge. The city engineer made an examination of the land and found that in order to lay the abutnents on firm ground they would be obliged to go down eighteen feet or more.
 He reported the fact to the board and the commissioners were also shown plans of other bridges. A three span bridge costing $23, 900 was approved by most of the members of the board. The board voted, however, to leave the matter in the hands of the committee ap- pointed for the purpose. They have chosen the three span bridge. It will, when com- pleted, be handsome structure and pride to the city. Work will begin on the laying of the foundation very soon. The single span bridge would have cost $25, 900, nearly half of which would be incurred in laying the foundation.
  will soon close. A gang of men are now at work on the English drive.
 Many people availed themselves of the beautiful weather of yesterday to visit the park. Autumn has come and with liberal brush has painted the park in colors gor- geous-with hues of red, crimson, purple, with bronze and shining gold, with all kinds of fairy and evanescent tints. This is the season of the year when the ladies take the greatest delight in visiting the park. They gather the leaves of variegated colors and the hardy flowers now in blossom. The circuitous Farnam drive was strewn a foot deep in places with dead leaves yester- day From the number of carriages and pedestrians encountered on the way up one might almost imagine that horse race or fair was the objective point. Officer Selleck. who is stationed on the summit, was greeted and enquired of: 'How many people have visited the park during the seasonW was asked. "WeIl, haven't kept track. but should judge that nearly every family in the city has been represented up here, not to men- tion the large number of strangers who come here daily and praise the lovely view from the summit of the monument" "Do many people go to the top?" "At first but few of the visitors would climb the stairs, but now nearly everyone who comes here goes up, and they all come down more than delighted with the fine view"
 "Its an excellent place to study human nature," continued the officer. "All classes come here, and they ask all manner of ques- tions. One old lady got half way up the oth- CT day and imagined she felt the monument quake. She came down in mortal dread and asked me if I wasn't afraid the thing wasn't agoing to blow over. I allayed her fears on that ground, but she would not again att tempt to reach the top.''
 "But the most interesting visitors" said the officer, fare the newly married couples, and during the past month hundred of them have been here at least. It is the easiest thing in the world to tell them after little experience"
 'By the way" said the officer, ia well known New Haven young lady, who moves in the best circles, was up here the other day and gave the monument new name."
 "What might it be?" was asked.
 Cant you guess?'
 Several unsuccessful ventures were made
 "Well, she called it lovers' retreat, and an excellent retreat it is," said the officer
 "Young couples will spend hours at time cooing up there, where they are certain to be free from observation"
 ''It is to be regretted" remarked con stant visitor to the park, "that the space that is to be laid out in flower beds and walks in front of the monument is not yet graded off. Before it can be done in the spring it will be too late to plant flowers. But we have the park, and "a thing of beauty is joy forever.'"